Micah 7:10 “Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to…”

Micah 7:10

Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

World English Bible

Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.

American Standard Version

Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then she that is mine enemie, shall looke vpon it, and shame shall couer her, which said vnto me, Where is the Lord thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be troden downe as the myre of the streetes.

Darby Translation

And mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down, as the mire of the streets.

Young's Literal Translation

And see doth mine enemy, And cover her doth shame, Who saith unto me, 'Where [is] Jehovah thy God?' Mine eyes do look on her, Now she is for a treading-place, As mire of the out-places.

Bible in Basic English

And my hater will see it and be covered with shame; she who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? my eyes will see their desire effected on her, now she will be crushed under foot like the dust of the streets.

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Cross references

“she that”

Isaiah 47:5–9 Jeremiah 51:8–10 Jeremiah 51:24 Nahum 2:1–3 Revelation 17:1–7 Psalm 137:8

Isaiah 47:5–9 · BSB

“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 51:8–10 · BSB

Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

Jeremiah 51:24 · BSB

Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.

Nahum 2:1–3 · BSB

One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Revelation 17:1–7 · BSB

Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

Psalm 137:8 · BSB

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

“shame”

Psalm 35:26 Jeremiah 51:51 Psalm 109:29 Obadiah 1:10 Ezekiel 7:18

Psalm 35:26 · BSB

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

Jeremiah 51:51 · BSB

“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”

Psalm 109:29 · BSB

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.

Obadiah 1:10 · BSB

Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

Ezekiel 7:18 · BSB

They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

“Where”

Psalm 42:10 Joel 2:17 Psalm 79:10 Psalm 42:3 Psalm 115:2 Daniel 3:15

Psalm 42:10 · BSB

Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Joel 2:17 · BSB

Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say…

Psalm 79:10 · BSB

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Psalm 42:3 · BSB

My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 115:2 · BSB

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

Daniel 3:15 · BSB

Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be th…

“mine”

Revelation 18:20 Micah 4:11 Psalm 58:10 Malachi 1:5

Revelation 18:20 · BSB

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Micah 4:11 · BSB

But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

Psalm 58:10 · BSB

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Malachi 1:5 · BSB

You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”

“now”

Zechariah 10:5 2 Samuel 22:43 Psalm 18:42 2 Kings 9:33–37 Isaiah 25:10–12 Malachi 4:3

Zechariah 10:5 · BSB

They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.

2 Samuel 22:43 · BSB

I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

Psalm 18:42 · BSB

I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

2 Kings 9:33–37 · BSB

“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

Isaiah 25:10–12 · BSB

For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

Malachi 4:3 · BSB

Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.

11The day for rebuilding your walls will come— the day for extending your boundary.

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